Bed Friend

Everything,almost,in the right dose.

We all know the majority of the BLs has the curse of same old clichés & tropes.Bed Friend is not the exception.No originality or uniqueness.As a whole is nothing extraordinary,special or memorable.

But if you break it into smaller parts you will find heartwarming and sweet moments,raw feelings and emotions and great messages.The trope "friends with benefits"is done so right here,unlike some others(cough -Fahlanruk-cough!)

Production is good.Cinematography is beautiful,with some really artistic scenes which added alot.
I really liked the Osts and all music scores,and this was a plus to me as iam not a fan of Thai soundtracks.
Direction was almost perfect.I give extra credits to it because masterfully managed to cover the average/rookie acting,giving the impression of more solid performances.

I know many complained about the long stares and pauses.At first i was annoyed too.But i thought this might be one of the director's tricks to allow his actors to focus more and build their emotions easily.I mean if i was a rookie actor this definitely would work for me.Ofc iam not an actor and i just say BS!

So in terms of acting,Net(King char)was way better than his co-starJames(Uea char)
His performance was natural,his body language conveyed his emotions in many scenes too.
On the other hand,James was perfect for this role mostly because of his physiques.Cute,fragile and let me add feminine too.
(The only alternative i could think was Saint.)
But as the character of Uea was more demanding than King's,James couldn't really support this role as his performance was weak.
He had to portray the victim of sexual assault,domestic violence and harassment in work place.The role was too heavy for his shoulders.
But iam not really complaining and i gave 7,5 stars(above my average rating)because i felt all their hard work and dedication.I do believe those 2 actors have great potentials and and if they pair them in future projects,will definitely improve their acting skills.
And although here,acting is not the best,the chemistry between them is really good.Many-many sparks and iam waiting for the future fire!

The story touches many topics.As i mentioned above the main lead (Uea)has to deal with his many traumas.The one which scarred him the most was ofc the sexual assault by his step-dad.I liked the "talk" about it and how he asked help from a professional psychiatrist to deal with all his issues,the medication he had to take etc.I liked the fact that they didn't present it as a taboo.
The story doesn't really go deep into those issues(to make the drama more melodramatic)neither was superficial (to take those issues in a light or funny way)
As i wrote in the title everything was in the right dose.
Special mention to the educational speech King gave to Uea about health-check,safe sex,condoms and protection.
In my opinion,in every BL or any Drama related to sex,has to have such mentions,openly.

Another plus was the rules setting about their FWB relationship.This is the healthy way to play this kind of games.
Though the rule Uea established (you are not allowed to see anyone else but me)cannot really apply to FWB,Lmao.
But it was a nice detail to show us the "real"King and his true colors and feeling towards Uea.He agreed to it simply because he had already fallen for him and he was heads over heels.
King is such a sweetheart and too softie for a player/casanova.Lol.Sweet caring and protective.
Uea when he is not acting bitchy,he is such a tease!
Their little cosplay (mewao!)was adorable!I know it meant to be sexy,and actually it was for many(not me but still i liked it!)
And here i have to comment about the amount of the hot/sexy/spicy moments this series gave us.It was a pleasant surprise because in every single episode they gave us some juicy scenes,and lets admit it,they are never enough.
In many BLs we have to wait for many episodes to have a kiss or a sex scene.In bed Friend we have in every episode BUT all those scenes always left us craving for more.We have a saying here in Greece.They gave us those scenes with a dropper!
All seemed short and incomplete but i never complained about.

I gave a total 8 because of the small details which made this drama interesting,because of the smart direction and mostly because of the effort behind this project.
Do not judge it harshly,give it a chance and iam sure you are gonna like it!

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It's alot more than the title says

Before starting this drama I thought of it as a sex driven, office romance and one night stand story. But the moment I started I realised it's such a realistic story if you know what it's like to face harassment and discrimination. The story of Anol is quite heartbreaking and I can understand his lack of emotions and communication, once it hurts it stays and on top of that being molested by his step dad and a abusive and unsupportive mother who supported her husband was a big trauma on his side just because of his sexuality. Over-all I liked the Story line and got the message which this Drama tried to pass on!
Acceptance is really important and on top of that parental acceptance can make or break someone's whole life!

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Loved it (if ur sensitive about sdxual abuse don't watch it)

If I'm being honest, i really loved it. There wasn't a moment in which i got bored. From the chemistry to the plot and even the way it was portrayed was really great. (Ngl my opinion might be kinda biased)

So here are my comments:
I really liked the way that even when they both were in a sex partners relationship, King always took care of Uea and cared about how he felt. For me, it's the way you can feel King falling in love with Uea.

Besides the characters, the plot is great. It really focuses on King helping Uea with his trauma and letting him know that it's not his fault, and i like that they weren't afraid to put such a topic despit it possibly beoing sensitive for some ppl, because it's like speaking up on sexual abuse.

Besides that, something i don't know how to feel about is the way Uea is like a magnet of predators, because in the series he was harassed (or almost) about 3 times, and the obstacles that stopped the main couple were not a possible love triangle, or some kind of misunderstanding but Uea being constantly harassed.

Overall i really liked it. In my heart is like a 10/10 but we all know there's a lot of room for improvement.

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This BL Drama hit the High Note with RL issues

This was a very well written drama. They had the perfect shipping with the leads.
This touched on real life issues that we tend to overlook... the type of a**se that parents (whether biological or step) will put their child through because they are narrow minded with the world of love.
Also, the issues of workplace se**al harassment in the workplace from an upper management.
Everything portrayed here when it comes to the mental health & how much it takes to heal. How important it is to have a support that is unconditional in understanding & helping that person cope. Is so Precious & Priceless that it rarely found in the world. Especially when there are those who are definitely NOT PERFECT yet feel the right they can judge you for being different in ways that doesn't align with their beliefs.
Bravo to the writers of this drama, to the very talented casts that brought these characters to life.
Most of all Thank you to all the translators that work on this drama & the many others.
May you all stay Healthy, Happy & Above all

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Just Loved it..Go for the uncut version

Don't judge the book by it's cover
And Don't judge the story by reading the negative reviews..
Just go for it.... It's a lovely and wonderful story...And you will surely love it..
Uea and King are so sweet...King is probably the mature one because he understands Uea's problems very well and he comforts Uea as much as he can... Since they are in Friends with Benifits relationship, throughout the story we can see Uea and King love each other from the bottom of their hearts...
There are no major misunderstandings between the couple and they are sorting out all the things very quickly.. Just loved the series..

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from bed friends to best friends

started for yim, finished for net & james chemistry. i literally ate it, took me only 2 days to finish it. the day i started, i feared it'd be a deja vu kind of story. but the way net and james portrayed their characters made me want to stay until the very end. they did a really good job, the story was captivating. uea's mistreatment wasn't just a "thing to make the story a bit different than the others", they made it a whole thing that takes uea's ability to trust/love anyone away. this almost carried the whole show. i loved how king never gave up on uea, the way he waited for him to be ready to open up to him. also, i loved watching yim in another role, being funny and a bit goofy. jade quickly became one of my favorite side characters.

uea & King's chemistry is something else, they where definitely made to meet and to end up together. they were soulmates.

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King and Uea chemistry made it all

So what can I say?

I surprisingly liked it a lot more than I thought I would.

It’s been in my ‘plan to watch’ list since it came out but for whatever reason I couldn’t really bring myself to watch it.

I started it only because one of my close friends watched it and recommend it.

I don’t really like Uea if I must be honest. I sympathise with everything he's been through, it’s tough. But I just don’t relate to him I think. Sometimes, especially in the beginning, I could not stand his tendency to bring himself down.

On the other had, I really enjoyed King’s character, at least until episode 7, where one of his reaction REALLY disappointed me. He tried to be better after, explain himself and all, but I don’t know, it just bothered me that he acted this way.

The story is okay although I feel like they keep giving Uea more and more trauma. It almost felt like they were punishing his character. What frustrated me the most in their story was their lack of communication. I feel like if they talked to each other instead of assuming things, half of their issues wouldn’t have even happened. But other than that, the rest was pretty good. And most of the side characters were great.

Now what really got me into the series is King and Uea chemistry. It’s literally off chart. NetJames looked really really good together and it totally captivated me.

So if you like that kind trope, with the whole FWB kinda vibe, you should definitely give it a try.

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Know the value of yourself.

I really can't explain haha cause heosbsjwosgenwsiwhbwosnsysosnsbsishshsi my gosh King you're already in to Uea ! I would love to recommend this kind of series to my friends for sure. How's the story began and run through this oh my ikenut mga be ! HAHAHAHAAHAHAHHAHAHAHAAHHAHA tigil ko na paghinga ko chariz basta grabe tong series nato nakakaano ng puso jusko mahal ko na din ata si King eme ! HAHHAHAHAHAHAHA Basta antayin ko na magkaroon kayo ng Fanmeet dito for sure this time makakaattend nako legit mga be ! Sabay sabay tayo mag manifest this year kaloka 😭 pakinggan niyo mga hinaing namin MANDEEEEEEEEE ! HAHAHAHAHA we're hoping na mapasama to sa mg wishlist namin huhuhuhuhu

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Lack of Communication

I absolutely love this series! NetJames are fantastic and HOT! The only thing that frustrates me about this show is the Lack of Real Communication. The scene where Uea is sitting in the chair in deep “contemplation” and King asks if he was hurt is a prime example. King has absolutely no idea what is going on in Uea’s head so of course the first thing he goes to is he did something wrong or something Uea didn’t like. I know that this is what makes it a great show, but it is a little frustrating. I can’t wait for the day that they start opening up to one another.

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